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During oneof India’s greatest festivalsI embarked on a River Ganges adventure to Varanasi in a little wooden boat…with a goat and three chickens.

By Chris Raven

It’s a beautiful day in St Tropez and I’m relaxing on the deck of my luxury Benetti super yacht named Serenity. Today sees the last regatta of the season on the French Riviera and I have a sneaky suspicion it will kick off in style this year. Les Voiles d’Automne is a demanding, high level competition for ultra talented sailors so I will be a very skilled spectator.

My girlfriend Cinderella appears carrying a small tray of fresh bread, cheese and a bottle of Romanée Conti red wine from Cote de Nuits in Burgundy. A former Playboy bunny and successful model from St Tropez, Cinderella’s striking features resembles that of a young Brigitte Bardot. I noticed her three days ago at the opening of the new restaurant at Le Byblos, while I was eating Bouillabaisse and talking travel with a bearded man from Aruba. It was love at first…

…my eyes flick open. I’m lying on a bed fully clothed in a dark room in Allahabad. The sweet smell of apple molasses is heavy in the air and I can hear the busy street life outside the window.

‘Time to go!’ My brother Simon sings, throwing his rucksack over his shoulder.

Driving the Trans-Siberian

The Ultimate Road Trip Across Russia

CHRIS RAVEN

A career in overland adventure travel writing was launched when Chris drove across Siberia from the UK to Vladivostok at the dawn of a new millennium. He has also driven to Damascus and recently to the Arctic Circle. Becoming established as a travel writer with the publication of ‘Living the Linger’ (2005), ‘Driving the Trans-Siberian’ (2006) and Carnival Express (2008), Chris has since co-written his fourth book ‘Black Sea Circuit’ (2015). In addition to his work as a published author, Chris is known for his colorful travel photography and he has also documented off the beaten track destinations including China’s deep south and tribal India. Chris is currently co-writing his next book ‘Ravens on the Road’ (published May 2019). He has been noted by Lonely Planet for his talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”.

Next adventure for Chris Raven will be an epic journey through South/Central America to the USA and Scotland – from Rio de Janeiro to Edinburgh via New York City.

Living the Linger

Freedom on the American Highway

Carnival Express

A South America Adventure

Black Sea Circuit

An Adventure Through The Caucasus

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New Book in the Pipeline

Celebrating sixteen years of travel and adventure Ravens on the Road brings you a collection of the Raven brothers’ most epic, shocking and inspirational journeys from around the world; jam packed with their unique brand of humour and hilariously truthful observations.

The adventures by the Raven Brothers include:

– driving a $500 Vauxuall Corsa to the Arctic Circle

– travels along Colombia’s Caribbean Coast from Cabo de la Vela to the Darién Gap

– walking through the heat of the Extremadura between Cáceres to Mérida

– A fascinating journey through China from Harbin to the Menghan Market in the tribal deep south

– a colorful 4km stroll along the entire length of Rio’s Copacabana Beach from one fort to the other

– Ghost Villages of Mariovo in Macedonia: The brothers drive to the Mariovo wilderness in search of ghost villages, gold mines, buried treasure and century old French cognac

– Varanasi to Kathmandu during a Maoist rebel road block shortly before the abolition of Nepal’s monarchy

– a little walk along Hamburg’s River Elbe from the Speicherstadt to the mighty Airbus factory

– The Frida Kahlo Experience

– Opium with the Konyak King in Nagaland

– Africa in Gujarat: In search of the lions of India

– Road trip from Turkey’s Black Sea Mountains to Istanbul

– A journey overland from Crimea to Tbilisi

– Mountain of the Gods: Climbing Mt Olympus.

– Face-to face with a Great white shark in South Africa: A trip from Cape town to Mossel Bay

– A journey from La Paz to Lima in time for the start of the famous Dakar Rally

– a road trip up Mt Etna and a daring drive to Damascus

– an epic 36-hour death ride through the Amazon from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado